it never fails to delight me that every spring, nearly every bay and cove and beach on the Northeast Pacific coast turns this beautiful dreamy tropical colour due to MASSIVE QUANTITIES OF HERRING SPERM. photo: Kali Wexler

Documenting the herring run

Conservation photographer Kali Wexler marvels at the annual event in the coastal waters around Vancouver Island — and explains why it is so critical to the ecosystem

[plays with hair] is there a Mrs. Herring?

What’s your favorite color? Hard to say but herring sperm green is in my top 3

Wow @ndgree.bsky.social

Whoa, I think I'd take a pass at a swim this time of year.

I went from oooh to eeuuurrrrghhhhh so fast

*ping* @jascvakne.bsky.social 🙂

Do they have orgasms?

That’s a lot of fish cum.

Ya learn something every day